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Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Edge is now deprecated. The company has updated its documentation to mention the abandonment of yet another feature in its operating systems.

Microsoft has been killing off -- or at least warning of the impending death of -- a number of features of Windows recently. The likes of Steps Recorder and speech recognition are among those to have been ditched, replaced with Snipping Tool and voice access respectively.

Microsoft has announced that Legacy console mode, a tool for running old command line-based applications, is no longer in development. It will be an optional component in upcoming Windows releases.

Microsoft went on a deprecation spree with Windows features this past year, with 16 things on the chopping block. Lets take a look.

This week's Microsoft Weekly brings you the latest news about a big Windows update scheduled for 2024, new Windows 11 preview builds, the first GTA VI trailer, app updates, and more.

The new build released to the Beta Channel has started with the removal of Steps Recorder, additionally a change was made that disables WiFi and Bluetooth when Nearby Sharing is enabled.

Microsoft rolled out an update to Windows 11 Insiders in the Beta Channel this week. The new build makes it easier to enable nearby sharing and includes a few other small changes.

Microsoft announced that it will not support and update the Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office this month.

Microsoft has updated its documentation, adding details about another deprecated component—Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. It is no longer in development and won't get updates.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly news recap, we look at Microsoft Ignite news, big new features coming to Windows 10, Microsoft finally allowing uninstalling Edge in Windows 11, and more.